The City of Light - Hardcover

D'Ancona, Jacob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682

Verlag: Little, Brown & Company, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

In 1270, Jewish scholar-merchant Jacob d'Ancona embarked on a remarkable voyage from his native Italy to Zaitun, the city of light, a vast coastal metropolis in southern China. His manuscript, hidden from the world for centuries, provides a first-person insight into life in the 13th century. It describes a thriving mercantile economy, whose vigorous manufacture and lavish consumption in the shadow of the impending Mongol invasion represent the swansong of a wealthy, decadent and surprisingly "modern" society. Jacob d'Ancona's participation as a foreign trader in the grand civic debates shed light on the relationship of Jews and Christians and the role of the individual in society.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Little, Brown & Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0316639680
• ISBN 13: 9780316639682
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
• Herausgeber: Selbourne David
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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